The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

HYMER, SAMUEL

Rank and Organization: Captain, Company D, 115th Illinois Infantry. Place and
Date: At Buzzard's Roost Gap, Ga., 13 October 1864. Entered Service At:
Rushville, Schuyler County, Ill. Born: 17 May 1829, Harrison County, Ind. Date
of Issue: 28 March 1896.

Citation:

With only 41 men under his command, defended and held a blockhouse against the attack
of Hood's Division for nearly 10 hours, thus checking the advance of the enemy and
insuring the safety of the balance of the regiment, as well as that of the 8th Kentucky
Infantry, then stationed at Ringgold, Ga.

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